When Washington honored Ernie Harwell and welcomed him home on the occasion of his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, we recognized his greatness and his lifetime of achievement in sports reporting and baseball broadcasting. More...

My mother always told me that I descended from a long line of hard-working mothers who lived and died for their families. I’ll bet you did too, but my mama could tell some hair-raising true stories. More...

Funeral services for Willie James Dunn, 75, were held Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Young’s Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Walton and Rev. Kenneth Walker officiating. Interment was in City West Cemetery. More...

Funeral services for Estella Barnett Browner, 69, were held Sunday, May 9, 2010, at New Springhill Baptist Church with Rev. Reginald A. Hunter officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. More...

William Earnest (Ernie) Harwell, 92, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in his apartment at Fox Run Village and Retirement Center in the Detroit, Mich., suburb of Novi. A private family funeral service was planned for later. More...

The Wilkes County Cattlemen's Association May meeting will be Tuesday, May 18, (note date change), at 7 p.m. at the McGill- Woodruff Ag Center. State Representative Tom McCall will be the speaker. More...

Patricia Shell (left) and Rodney Jones (right) with United Insurance Company of America present Dr. Flora Tydings, president of Athens Technical College, with a $500 donation from their company to the Athens Technical College Foundation. More...

State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated seven traffic crashes during the month of April in Wilkes County. Sergeant First Class Andrews said the traffic crashes resulted in 10 injuries. More...

Staging a comeback series win after a loss in the opening game (2-4), the Washington-Wilkes Tigers beat Bacon County 4-0 in the second game of last Friday’s doubleheader and then prevailed again on Saturday, 3-2, to advance to the second round More...

1. Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera set a career record in 2009 when Rivera saved a game won by Pettitte for the 58th time. Which duo had held the mark? 2. Who played more seasons for the Baltimore Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr. More...

Belle Bradford, daughter of Andy and Kristi Bradford, was five years old on Friday, April 16, and celebrated on several occasions. On her birthday Belle celebrated with her friends at Miss Angie’s Daycare. More...